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Editor drop-down list does not close if I click outside

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
Half a day
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue does not name a file, so start by finding the editor quick switch drop-down in the eclipse.platform.ui source and comparing its focus and dismissal handling with the QuickAccess popup the issue cites as the model. Done when the drop-down closes on a click outside it, Escape still closes it, and the change is confirmed by running the existing UI tests for that popup.

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Description

bug

I'm not a heavy user of the editor quick switch but I think it should close if I click outside of it similar to QuickAccess.

Currently only ESC closes it.

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Any other opinion?

Dominant language
Java
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Merged PRs (30d)
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